Help! I changed the gender of the male protagonist in the yandere game.

Chapter 106: Subjugation Ceremony
Inside the castle walls of Kasumi Castle, Kuzuka was glaring at the visiting guests.

Anyone could feel the anger emanating from her, and the air around her seemed to be swaying with this anger.

"This tea is quite good. It's Ureshino tea from Saga, right? The Lord of Kasumi Castle is truly thoughtful, sending such a precious tea."

The person who spoke was a slender and petite girl with long black hair that fell down from her shoulders, giving people the impression of a Zashiki-warashi.

She had a beautiful, doll-like face, with large, dark eyes that were striking. She wore a narrow-sleeved kimono, reminiscent of mourning attire, embroidered with a diamond-shaped, fukuji pattern. If you looked closely at her, you'd see that her delicate features closely resembled those of a kudzu flower, practically a smaller version of it.

She seemed unaware of Ge Hua's anger and sipped her tea happily.

"Why did this old man come here?!"

Ge Hua stared at the other person intently.

She was obviously very surprised at the appearance of the "former head of the family" Kurohimeyama Mikaku.

Of course, she couldn't show this "surprise", so she could only pretend to be angry.

——This old man, doesn't he usually not care about anything? Is he trying to get involved now?

Kurohimeyama Mikado has rarely interfered too much in the family affairs since his daughter Miyuki took the throne.

However, Mikado still holds immense power over the entire Kurohimeyama family, and is the biggest supporter of the clan leader, Miyuki.

"Ge Hua, are you wondering—'Why did this old guy come here?'"

A black-haired girl, the size of a child, held a ceramic tea set in her hands. As she leisurely sipped her tea, she said calmly, "Oh, by the way, right now, you must be thinking, 'Doesn't this old man usually just not care about anything? Is he trying to get involved now?' Isn't that right?"

"So, what brings you here, old man?"

Ge Hua wasn't too surprised to have her true feelings exposed, and simply asked calmly, "I don't remember doing anything that would cause you to worry."

"is it?"

Yu Jiao laughed: "Come to think of it, just now... your little lover and the young master of the Yuejia Luo clan were both captured by me."

"you!"

Ge Hua instantly became furious.

She showed an expression burning with anger and glared at the other person fiercely.

"Do you want to die?"

In an instant, Yujiao, who was sitting nearby drinking tea, also noticed unnatural black spots on his right hand, which spread rapidly.

"Is this a curse on me?"

As Yujiao spoke, red and black blood gushed out of his mouth - this was the activation of Kuzuka's ability.

In almost an instant, this body was implanted with deadly germs and curses.

"But... you can't kill me."

Yu Jiao sneered, and his body began to collapse. No, not collapse, but turned into countless talisman papers.

"I'm sorry...it's just a clone."

From among the paper talismans scattered on the ground, a small paper Shikigami floated out.

"After all, it's not a big mistake to be cautious when meeting a granddaughter who is skilled in curses and killing... Also, you don't have the habit of listening to others finish their words."

"Old man, what on earth are you playing at? Do you really want to break up with me?"

Gehua spoke with a devilish look on her face.

"I wouldn't do anything bad to my lovely granddaughter... Didn't I tell you to listen to me?"

Yu Jiao sighed deeply: "I rushed here this time just to protect them. First of all, I want to say that Yu Xing has returned to the family from Kyoto. As far as I know, she has made full preparations for this trip back."

The paper figure shikigami spoke quietly, "Also, I have received new news. Yuki plans to marry again, and the person she is marrying is said to be the 'young master of the Ziyue clan.' Little girl, do you understand what this means?"

“That’s impossible!!!”

Ge Hua shouted angrily, "The Ziyue clan has clearly already..."

"Yes, that's impossible."

Yu Jiao sneered and said, "But that's what Yuki said. She also brought back a young man and announced to the members of the Kurohimeshan clan that he was the young master of the Ziyue clan and her future husband."

"..."

Ge Hua suddenly thought of something, lowered her head and fell silent.

"Miyuki must have her own reasons for doing this."

The paper shikigami sighed again.

"Although she is my daughter, the intentions behind some of the things she does are beyond my comprehension."

"You're not here to help me, are you?"

Ge Hua still spoke coldly.

"I only care about the affairs of my clan and will not deliberately favor any party."

The paper figurine shikigami replied calmly, "In a few days at most, Miyuki will definitely send someone to Kasumi City to ask for your release. Her first target will be Yue Jialuo Yeming, and the next person she'll target will be you. Without your protection, you can imagine what will become of that person."

"So, you catch the person in advance."

Ge Hua frowned.

"That's right. I used this false excuse that Yue Jialuo Yeming was a threat to the clan, so I could temporarily detain her and lock her up in the 'Lost House'."

Yujiao explained calmly, "Although that's a place that even Yukichi can't reach, she probably won't give up just like that... Therefore, my protection can only last for a while, and I can't protect them forever."

"understood."

After falling silent, Gehua quickly understood Yujiao's intention.

"That is to say, I will handle this part..."

"If nothing unexpected happens, Yukichi will also send the Shell Snake Clan to come over and cause trouble. From now on, I'll need you to find a way to help."

Yu Jiao said slowly, "That's all I have to say. It's up to you how you act."

The paper man also caught fire in an instant and then burned to ashes in an instant.

"This old thing!"

Although Gehua knew that Yujiao had no hostility, she still spoke rudely. At the same time, her mind was also thinking rapidly.

"The young master of the Ziyue clan... hehe, that woman is truly shameless..."

She put her hand on her chin and suddenly showed a sneer.

Well, this is also a good opportunity to defeat that woman.

"Then use a little extra strength."

As Ge Hua thought this in her heart, a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth, and the scene around her distorted in an instant.

This is some kind of magic that changes space, and the Japanese-style room becomes a space similar to an alchemy workshop.

The four walls here are engraved with a large number of runes and Western-style magic circles.

On the display shelves, there are a large number of beakers and alchemical vessels, as well as bottles and jars filled with monsters and alien organs soaked in liquid.

The papers scattered on the ground are written with complex formulas and graphs, which show that their owners have gone through hundreds and thousands of times of deep thinking. These waste papers are the remains of the crystallization of their thoughts.

In the center of the room, there is a device similar to a spherical glass container, in which a moving human figure can be vaguely seen.

Anyone who is sensitive to spiritual power, after coming here, can feel that this container is filled with powerful power, and is steadily taking shape under the guidance of the runes and spells engraved on the glass - this is a "crystallization" that imitates the process of fetal development in the womb using spiritual power.

"It's developing well."

Ge Hua smiled happily.

"Hehe... The Damp Woman wants to use surrogacy to create a child? This method is too time-consuming. If you want efficiency, wouldn't alchemical homunculus technology be more convenient?"

——What’s the point of going out of your way to find the mother body?
——With my own abilities, I can still raise a child even without the help of Yue Jialuo Yeming.

Of course, she had no intention of creating androids lacking spiritual essence. According to Western alchemy, androids were imperfect, inferior humans, created by human hands rather than by God, and were inherently inferior to humans.

What Ge Hua longs for is a child of her own and "his", and she just intends to borrow the technology of artificial humans to give birth to life.

——That’s right, that is the way to create life without relying on the mother body and using external instruments.

"Grow up quickly, my child..."

Ge Hua said intoxicatedly, her eyes sparkling.

'Dad and Mom need your help.'

The life form, a combination of her own and his blood, a fusion of their blood and cells, pulsed intensely within the container—as if responding to her wishes. Intense fluctuations were transmitted in waves.

……

"I'm exhausted."

Baijie rubbed his shoulders.

He spent the entire day fighting with the Five Luo God Generals.

This is not an ordinary "battle", but a trial passed down from generation to generation by the Kurohimeyama clan, or a ritual.

"This is the 'taming' of the Five Luo Divine Generals."

Kurohimeyama Mikado explained and mentioned a Buddhist term, which is "taming".

-- Subjugation. Buddhism refers to harmonizing the three karmas of body, speech, and mind to subdue all evil. Similarly, using their supreme power, gods and Buddhas can subjugate ghosts and spirits, making them their protectors.

The Five Luo God Generals are the guardian ghosts and gods, also known as "divine generals". The battle between Bai Jie and the Five Luo God Generals is a ritual of taming them.

"This taming method is called the Five Luo Flow Ceremony. The Five Luo Generals possess the five Luo essences of air, fire, earth, water, and space. Every time you defeat a general, you can absorb a portion of their essence."

Kurohimeyama Mikaku continued, "Although your aptitude is not high, as long as you absorb the essence of the Five Luos, your ability to use the Five Luos techniques will improve rapidly, saving you about ten years."

In the process of taming, you must first defeat the Qi Luo general, and then defeat the four generals of Fire, Earth, Water, and Sky in turn.

"These guys are really reckless when it comes to fighting..."

Baijie took off his clothes and came to the hot spring behind the woods.

His body was covered with wounds and scars from the past. Because they were injuries sustained before he consumed the mermaid flesh, the old wounds had not healed.

"I heard from Yujiao that this hot spring can also heal injuries."

In addition to the old injuries, some new ones were also added. However, due to the effect of the mermaid flesh, most of them have healed. However, compared with the physical injuries, there is more mental fatigue.

"Soaking in a hot spring should help with that, right?"

He wrapped a towel around his lower body and stretched out his toes to test the water temperature.

"It's okay, the temperature is not too hot."

Baijie muttered to himself and slowly sank down.

He looked up at the sky. Above this hot spring built with natural rocks, where the ceiling should be, he could see the starry sky outside.

"This is probably just a fake creation, right? It must have been created using some kind of magic..."

There was a hint of confusion in his eyes, and he was thinking in his heart.

The Five Luo Gods will not kill in battle, because they are secondary gods in the category of "guardian gods" with relatively high intelligence. Although they will consider showing mercy, they can be quite brutal when beating people.

He had been beaten many times during the past few days while participating in the taming ceremony.

Kurohimeyama Mikaku claimed this was natural. Practicing the Five Ra techniques took considerable time, and was indeed easy to learn but difficult to master. While simple at first, the deeper one attempted to delve, the more time it took. Historically, few exorcists of the Kurohimeyama clan had ever fully mastered the Five Ra techniques.

"Without expending time, it's difficult to gain experience and wisdom. However, taming can overcome this factor of time, or rather, compress it at high speed."

This is what she said.

"The ritual of taming, to put it bluntly, is a quick way to master the Five Luo Technique."

"Since it's a quick fix...are there any side effects?"

"Yes."

Yu Jiao explained with a smile, "Summoning the Five Luo Generals and completing the taming ritual also requires the person's vital energy. Each time you initiate the taming ritual, it consumes your own life energy. The longer the battle drags on, the greater the loss of your energy. To put it bluntly, this is a race against time."

There are risks involved in participating in the taming ritual. If the exorcist fails to defeat the Five Luo Generals, or if he delays for too long, his physical strength and energy will be completely absorbed.

"what?"

Bai Jie finally understood why he would be exhausted every time he fought for less than an incense stick of time. This was what happened after all.

"A normal exorcist wouldn't be able to perform this taming ritual more than a few times a day, as their energy would be drained quickly."

Yu Jiao praised him, "Your words are surprising. You can persist through more than thirty taming rituals a day. You really have plenty of energy."

No, not physically strong.

Baijie figured it out. It was because he had swallowed the mermaid meat, and every time the essence was absorbed, it would quickly recover.

"Could it be that... Yujiao knew I had consumed mermaid flesh, and therefore performed the taming ritual? After all, this ritual would do me more good than harm..."

He let out a breath.

"I have also subdued Qiluo, one of the Five Divine Generals."

Baijie looked at his right hand, and a tattoo-like pattern appeared on the back of his hand. It was the Qi Luo pattern, a part of the Wu Luo pattern.

After taking down a divine general in the taming ceremony, one will obtain the Five Luo Patterns. According to Yu Jiao, if it is completely successful, one will be qualified to summon the Five Luo Generals.

"As long as I pass this taming ritual, besides successfully practicing the Five Luo Technique, can I also summon five guardian-level ghosts and gods?"

Baijie finally understood the purpose of this taming ceremony.

He leaned his back against the huge rock at the edge of the hot spring, soaking his body in the light green hot water, with only his head exposed.

The temperature difference between the cool, clear air outside and the warm spring water was delightful, and it seemed as if all the previous fatigue had been swept away.

Baijie closed his eyes and relaxed his whole body.

It must be said that he was completely relaxed at this moment——

Suddenly, I heard someone humming softly.

Then a "splashing" sound was heard, and then a shadow was moving over from the misty water.

Wait, at this time, the only person who would come here to take a shower besides me is——

"Wait a minute! Is there anyone here?"

Bai Jie was horrified and shouted out loudly.

However, a huge shadow emerged from the mist.

That's a bear.

It was looking at him suspiciously.

"Bear, bear demon?"

Baijie breathed a sigh of relief.

He remembered that this was the Home of the Lost, and besides himself and others, there were many monsters staying here - many of the monsters here were similar to the pets of Kurohimeyama Mikado, and were harmless to humans.

It seemed that this bear demon was just here to take a bath. It sat down leisurely and sank its entire body into the deepest water.

"call……"

Baijie breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately there was no seductive plot.

Suddenly, a voice reached his ears.

"Master Baijie...are you there?"

Baijie was stunned for a moment. He turned his head and saw a blue butterfly flapping its beautiful wings and floating in the night.

(End of this chapter)